ESP8266 Weather Station Kit with Multiple Sensors & OLED Display for Arduino IDE IoT Starter (Guidance Document Included) Review

This product has been rated number one on Revain's 'Recording Thermometer' list. When I looked at this product I thought it could measure the ambient temperature for the weather balloon I was about to launch and I needed a thermometer that could not only show the temperature but also record the temperature over time. Putting the product together was easy but rewarding, but I'd like to add that I had to delay part of the process as I think the links are outdated or wrong. It really worked in the

I ordered a weather station and smart switch kit. Both came in nice compact packaging and most items were packed in ESD protected bags. I say most because there wasn't an ESP8266, but there was. So for me it was weird. The included instructions and code were clear and complete. The assembly diagrams and what changes to make to the code were helpful and worthwhile. I'm glad they provide ESP code through the Arduino interface, probably because I'm familiar with Arduino. There is also a firmware…

This is a very good kit but it didn't have detailed instructions to make everything work properly until I found someone on hacker.io who did completed this project. I still have a lot to learn and I'm still in the process. I recommend this training kit with instructions on how to follow hacker.io along with the company's instructions. My biggest mistake was that the sketch that is part of the original instructions was incomplete. I downloaded one from the hacker and was able to get everything…

I'm used to making an Arduino project and this kit was only slightly more complicated than a standard Arduino project. That made it a little more difficult. The instructions (there was a github link in my kit) were mostly complete and even the problems I had were listed with explanations and fixes.2. Setting up the API was a bit of extra work that I don't usually have to mess around with in a standard Arduino project, but it was as easy as signing up for an account and pasting the API code into

not bad in general. ESP8266 boards are sometimes difficult to flash, but after a few tries. All the code ended up there. I had to update the library after the compilation failed, but this was noted in the manual. I followed the instructions and fixed one thing that needs changing. The forecast is no longer available without a paid OpenWeather API key. The current conditions are freely available and read into the finished program, but ideally the script should be updated to completely remove…

Received an invoice for keys - PITA. As soon as I got the keys I assembled the circuit but found that no wire was included, I went through all my wires and found one. In the absence of proper documentation, setting up the program was also a PITA. There are many settings that you should examine carefully in the program to find and set them for your specific configuration. Started the weather station just to make sure it wasn't working. Did multiple flushes and repeated when connecting the…

I don't like it when Revain censors a good review because the URL is in the vendor-supplied code that is required for the review. This was the first complete set I bought online from anyone. which included all the documentation and software before the kit arrived. Refreshing. The assembly documents were sent/uploaded via email which arrived a day before the weather station kit arrived. Delivery 2 days. The instructions were brief. It took me 15 minutes to solder connections on three components.